The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-21
Chairman Cooper PLAYS His Last Card.

The most satisfactory evidence that
has come To light OF the scare that has
taken hold % the Republican bosses in
this State IS the temperance and moraE-
~ dodge State Chairman Cooper plays
in lengthy address TO the faithful just
issued. Never was more pitiful dema-
gogueIsm or downright living put or
paper. The pith of II Is that there is
secret understanding between the Dem
ocTaric organization Of the State and
some or the counties with the liquor
leagues, personal liberty societies, Ger
man singing societies. the Anarchists,
Socialists ana Communists 10 work for
the common end OF breaking down the
Christian Sabbath. legaliZiug the free
and unrestricted sale of liquor, and
handing communities over to Anarchy,
licentiOusness and drunkenness. The
audaciOus liar alleges in as many words
that there is ian agreement upon q
combined effort for the repeal of the
Sunday law between the Democratic
! and liquor organizations. - allied with
ali who are willing 10 war upon sOcie-
| ty.' meaning the Anarchists and SOcia-
/ lists. The avOwed purpose of this infa-
nous address is to cOnciliate the
/ PrOhibitiOnists and alarm the rural
| Republicans, so many of whom are in
/ different. FOR well understood reasons. to
/ the success OF the Republican party
I this fall. 1t is left 20 the local efforts
of politicians in Pittsburg and Philadel.
( phia TO hold the saloon element Chair
. man Cooper fiads il expedient n
denounce in his address. Last year Mr..
Cooper caused TO he circulated special
appea.s 10 the saloon keepers in the
State To stand by the Republican party.
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the Sunday before election by the order
of this low stalwart champion of ''the
| Christian Sabbath - And in that can
vas he had as chief of staff and member
Of his State finance committee. Colonel
Keller, OF Berks county, president OF
the State Liquor League. According
To ex-senator LaUdOn. In the PrOhibi-
ZION State Convention, when COlOne
Quay completed his arduOus task oi
drawing the resolution committing the
/ Republican party 10 the submission OF
the Prohibition amendment, he threw
down his pen with The exclamation
"Blankety blank. hoys. this is dry work
let S take drink" We only mention
these incidents to show the sincerity o
the meG who suddenly wake 10 the dan
gers 10 society, morality and Christian
ity involved in a possible Republican
. urltdi. d''d 80 lllDu the NIaIt WITH MIA
mons lIbels on tho Democratic party
The country people are indignant a
the defeat of the revenue bill bv thu
las. Republican legislature. It woul,
, have divided a million Of dollars anon!
the counties of the State and reduced
local taxation. The solemn pledge o
the Republican party in safe COnven
tiOn 20 pass laws 10 enforce the railroad
article Of the constitution was Tepudi
ated al the bidding of the corporations
whom Chairman Cooper served as Stat
! senator and chief lobbyist. The remem
bTauce causes discomfort. This year
plan of campaign. with whisky on on
shoulder and Prohibition on the other
has not inspired confidence. So Chair
2 man Cooper jumps into the arena wit
, loud clamOT to alarm the sewing sOcie
ties. the churchss and Sunday schools
that the half million Democrats d
3 PENNSYLVANIA are la league with whisk
70 and anarchy To uprOOt Chris. Ianity an
b pulveriZ- society.
, Judging by the past we have littl
doubt II is accompanied by = secret cir
cu.ar TO the Republican saloon ilteres
, reassuring it the Republican leader
, will see that no harm comes to the tTat
, fiC. That is The usual way the Jig
worked hv these eminent m0Talists, wh
run :he Rnpuu'ican machine N the II
- teTsSt OF God and morality, OF the dev
= and depraviry, whichever promises tn
r largest dividends and affords the great
est scope for fa'sphO0d
Democrats can take one comfort frOi
= this insulting ard mendacious appea
{ II shows The bosses are in a tcrrib'
d. fright -PifSlHrg Past